Device and method for cooktop fire mitigation
US9132302B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 15, 2013 |
| Grant date | Sep 15, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 31, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05B3/76
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A device for limiting the temperature of cookware on a cooktop to a threshold level that corresponds to an oil ignition temperature. The device includes a temperature sensor that is positioned adjacent a bottom of the cookware on the cooktop. A control device in combination with each of the temperature sensor and the cooktop monitors the temperature and adjusts a heating element of the cooktop as needed to avoid cooking oil ignition. The temperature sensor can be a spring loaded temperature sensor to ensure and/or absorb contact with the cookware.
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